Steel underframe for cars.



ATENTBD JULY 30 E. U. PRISM. STEEL UNDBRPRAME EUR GARS.

APPLICATION FILED 13Bo.28,19os.

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PTENTED JULY 30 1907.

E! G; mma STEEL UNDERFRME 'EUR UAM APPLICATION FILED 350.28,1906.V

2 SHEETS-SHEET @www Y STATES PATENT oFFIoEg HERMsNer-RIEBEQOF BLUE IsLANn, ILLINOIS.

" STEEL UNDERRAJKE Fon eens,

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Be igln' Hummm G.PmEBE, scitizen of Vthe United senesi Issuing nt -snn Inland, cnnnty nf Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certgi'n new and usefull- Improvements in Steel-Underfrnnies for om, nf which the fnnnwing, taks the drawings,- is a. description.

Myfinvention for its obj ect tbe production of a. steel underframe for cars which shall be strong and durable, Ves well as simple `and cheap in construction.

My invention is designed to bensed on cars oi various i kinds, butlis particularly applicable' to refrigerator Inathe accompanying drawings I have illustrated what I now consider the, preferred ormoi xny construe.` 1 tin, although the details ofthe same may be"l varied without departing rom the spirit of myinvention", and

I length'of the car, and A is the end sill. ,Th'e outer center sill A2 is-clisposed inthe car .[ranxe' with its' widestf dimensiorx'extending leterally as shown in Figs. 3`and 4. By this arrangement sufficient 'space` is provided above the body bolster sind` njnid lengnndinn' nin tn allow for'the truss single hereinelftr described;

the draft rigging, which in this instance forms no part of my invention.`

Bf inthe insulating-material used inirerigeruting cnrs of the ordinary construction. C is tlrevimclybolster extending transversely of the r longitudinal sills ande is.the king-bolt. passingftlmmgli the center thereof. .Channel irons G are secured to' each side of the'fccnter sill A nnd'entend 'the entire v spcinnntinn nf Letters P ntens lApplioolti'nu lsd December 28, 1906- Boritl No. 349.777.

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Figui-ia' 1 .is a bottom plan view of the underiraining- Pntendznf so, 1907.

i length of the car. c are reinforcing `secured to the channel irons Cf to strengthen the same at the point where the angles C take over tlie body bolster C.

A truss-single is secured to tliechannel irons C', and the reinforcing angles 1:ateach'l end of the ear. This truss angle D-extends over the body bolster and be neath the needle beamsD.' 'The needlejbeams Dl ex-I tend transversely ofthe 'longitudinal sills and are sennr'nd tneretnby the bound. Upn enen ide ofthe nee'dlebeam D are the d. A truss' rod E is secured at each 'endthereof'throughthbosses d. Esch of the truss rods AE extend upwardly toward the enter A thereof, .as shown more clearly in Figs. 3 annif-4; Vand pass over the longitudinal/center sill A, securelybnd ing the transverse and longitudinal sills. ."Thejlongi- 'tud'inal and lateral trusses; D and Esecure `thesills together' and strengthen s. nil.equsliz the weight und strain upon the entire undrfrnme.

1. In an nnd'frune ton'cuts the coinblnitlon ot the longltudlnal und 'end' sills. tlie body bolsteri, the needle beams,

truss rods' secured to the outer ends 'of Held needlebeams.

and .tnklng over the longitudinal center lill of the car frame` v '2. ln un Vnnderlrmn'e for mi, the.' combination of the longitudinal undend slls, tbebody bolster, '.needle lienrns Y'exon-riding laterally of suld lngltudl'nnl sills, n' tnusangle extending hex-565th thecenter sill'. over tbf-.'bodg bolster and .under the neodlelmnms,'nnd truss rods lecnredto the needle-Manix und tnklng'overthe center sills.- "3. In .un undex'frnme'or curs,` the combination ofv the longitudinal und endsll ls, channel lrgna extiendlngparullel 1m.' nnglessecnred thereto, tbe body bolltqr, and an angle Etrns's, seeuredut each en dV thin-eo! tothe under lldeot the aforesaid 'eenter slH und tothe tingle plates.-

, 4. ln an underxrume for can the comblnatln of the lon- 'gltudlnul und end sllls} the center sill therot hs vlug lts' A widest dlmenjslon extending lamllyl lhilmme, channel irons -pnrulleliwltn said centsnslll tlirughout lts entire.

length; reinforcing. ungls secured'jthexefgn and n truss tingle ,secured ut wich end thereof to 'the aforesaid channel t iro'ns und center slll.'

'.ln Vtnstlmony whereof, l have aligned this specification ln Ille presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMAN C. PIltlEBE. Witnesses;

JAMES l'. Qlnln, Avi-:1.1.x Goonlil. j 

